Leeds United’s 2021 second-season signings revisited as Farke urges caution | OneFootball

Leeds United face a familiar test in their second season back in the Premier League, four years after the last time that scenario almost ended in relegation, and the lessons of 2021 are under scrutiny.

Daniel Farke’s side finished 14th last term, safe with three games to spare and eight points clear of the drop. As reported by yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, Farke has already cautioned against repeating past errors this summer.

Under Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds returned in 2020-21 with a ninth-placed finish. The following campaign was a scrape for survival, preserved only by a final day win at Brentford, and the club went down the season after.

In that 2021 window Leeds made Jack Harrison’s move permanent for £11m from Manchester City after three loans, and signed Junior Firpo from Barcelona for £13m. They also brought in Kristoffer Klaesson from Valerenga for an undisclosed fee in excess of £1m, plus under-21s additions Amari Miller from Birmingham City, Sean McGurk from Wigan Athletic and Lewis Bate from Chelsea, the latter for an undisclosed fee in the region of £1.5m.

Those arrivals shaped the push into that second campaign back at the top level. Recruitment will again be central as Leeds plan for a second successive season in the Premier League.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk